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Collections (Rick Astley Album)
The discography of English singer and songwriter Rick Astley consists of nine studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums, and twenty-four singles. His debut studio album, ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', was released in November 1987. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Astley became a global pop sensation in 1987 with his debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" written by the trio Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was at number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, becoming the year's highest-selling single. The song was also a worldwide number one hit, topping the charts in 24 other countries, including the US, Australia, and Germany. "Whenever You Need Somebody" was released as the second single from the album in October 1987. The single was a recycled Stock, Aitken, Waterman song, originally recorded by O'Chi Brown in 1985. It became a successful European hit, reaching number 1 in seven countries, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Astley
Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song "Never Gonna Give You Up", " Together Forever" and "Whenever You Need Somebody", and returned to music full-time in the 2000s after a 6-year hiatus. Outside his music career, Astley has occasionally worked as a radio DJ and a podcaster. Born and raised in Lancashire, Astley became a musician after leaving school, as the drummer for the soul band FBI. Three years later, he rose to fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman; releasing the 1987 album ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', which sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a number 1 hit single in 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Would Take A Strong Strong Man
"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" is a 1987 song by Rick Astley. Written by Stock Aitken Waterman, tt was released as the fifth single from Astley's debut album ''Whenever You Need Somebody''. It was mainly intended for the American market where it was a top ten hit, and was not released in the United Kingdom and most of Europe. Background and release The B-side "You Move Me" written by Rick Astley was featured in the movie ''Cocktail''. Producer Pete Waterman excitedly dragged Rick Astley into his office and played Astley a VHS of the trailer of the movie and Astley was stunned that his song was played all the way through it. Waterman neglected to tell Astley that it was only in the trailer and not the movie. Chart performance "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" reached number one in Canada, number ten on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one for one week on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Track listing *7" and cassette single # "It Would Take a Strong Strong M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopelessly
"Hopelessly" is a pop song performed by English singer Rick Astley and written by Rob Fisher and Astley. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's first album, '' Body & Soul'' (1993). It was released as the album's second and first single on 3 April 1993 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 33 in the UK charts. It peaked at number 28 in the US and at number eight in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations, given the fact that it was a hit single in that format (it reached #4 on Billboard's AC chart). It was featured in the compilation Reflections of Love. Astley retired shortly after the song's release, making "Hopelessly" the first single he would release (excluding the album's final single The Ones You Love) until 2001. Track listing ;Studio version #"Hopelessly" – 3:35 #"When I Fall in Love" – 3:02 #" Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24 #"Whenever You Need Somebody" – 3:28 ;Live version #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ones You Love
"The Ones You Love" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley, written by Astley and Dave West. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley, and recorded for Astley's third album, '' Body & Soul'' (1993). The song was released as the album's final single on 23 August 1993 by RCA Records and peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. After its release, Astley retired from music, and "The Ones You Love" served as his final single until the release of "Sleeping" in October 2001. Critical reception Alan Jones from ''Music Week'' gave the song three out of five, declaring it as "cheerful, uptempo and commercial, though far inferior to his last hit "Cry for Help" which is included here n the single" Track listing # "The Ones You Love" (single edit) – 4:20 # "Cry for Help" (single edit) – 4:14 # "The Ones You Love" (instrumental) – 4:21 Personnel * Rick Astley – lead vocals * Dave West – keyboards, bass, drum programming * Mark Brzezicki Mark M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body & Soul (Rick Astley Album)
''Body & Soul'' is the fourth (and final until 2001) studio album by English singer Rick Astley released in 1993. It was not commercially successful and as the first album ever to be released by Astley, it failed to enter the UK album chart, but it managed to enter the Italian album chart at #28. Two singles were released to support the album. The first single to be released was "Hopelessly" that hit #33 on The single on the British charts, followed by "The Ones You Love" at #48. After this album, Astley left the music business behind for several years and released no new material until the 2001 single "Sleeping". Track listing # "Hopelessly" (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) – 3:34 # "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" (Dave West, Rick Astley) – 4:53 # "The Ones You Love" (Rick Astley, Dave West) – 4:40 # "A Dream for Us" ( Bruce Roberts, Rick Astley) – 6:07 # "Body and Soul" (Rick Astley) – 4:09 # "Enough Love" (Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Astley) – 4:07 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Knew Love (Rick Astley Song)
"Never Knew Love" is a pop song performed by the English singer Rick Astley and written by Derek Bordeaux and John Paul Taylor. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for and included in Astley's third album, '' Free''. It was released on 23 June 1991 and peaked at number 70 in the UK Singles Chart. Track listing #"Never Knew Love" (Remix) - 3:15 #"Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day Mix) - 8:37 #" So Glad" - 3:28 #"Some Kinda Love" - 4:35 Personnel * Rick Astley – lead vocals * Dave West – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, drum programming * Hywel Maggs – guitars * Lars Danielsson – bass guitar * Per Lindval – drum overdubs * Jacob Andersen – percussion * Dan Higgins – saxophone solo * Larry Williams – saxophones * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone * Larry Hall – trumpet * Jerry Hey – brass arrangements * Anne Dudley – string arrangements and conductor * Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals * Carol Kenyon – b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Move Right Out
"Move Right Out" is a pop soul song performed by English singer Rick Astley and written by Astley and Rob Fisher. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's third album, ''Free'', his first album without Stock Aitken Waterman companion. It was released as the album's second single on 25 March 1991 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 58 in UK charts. The song is written in the key of G minor. Track listing ;12" single and CD maxi # "Move Right Out" (7" Version) – 3:54 # "Move Right Out" (12" Mix) – 6:35 # "Move Right Out" (Vox, Piano, Strings Mix) – 3:35 ;7" single # "Move Right Out" (Radio Mix) – 3:53 # "Cry for Help" (Edit) – 4:03 ;Mini CD single # "Move Right Out" – 3:53 # "Move Right Out" (Vox, Piano, Strings Mix) – 3:34 ;Cassette single # "Move Right Out" (Radio Remix) – 3:54 # "The Bottom Line" – 5:13 Personnel * Rick Astley – lead vocals * Rob Fisher – acoustic piano * Dave West – synthesizers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry For Help
"Cry for Help" is a song by British dance-pop singer Rick Astley, released as the first single from his third studio album, '' Free'' (1991). It was written by Astley and Rob Fisher, formerly one half of the 1980s pop outfits Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher. The Andraé Crouch Choir provided backing vocals. The song is a ballad, unlike Astley's other more dance-oriented hit singles such as "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987). Released as a single on 14 January 1991, "Cry for Help" reached number seven on both the UK Singles Chart and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Astley's last top-10 hit in either country. It also reached number four in Canada and was a number-one hit on both the US and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. The song's number-seven UK chart placing meant that Astley became the first male solo artist to have his first eight singles reach the British top 10. Its accompanying music video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. The song has been sung by Rick Astl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free (Rick Astley Album)
''Free'' is Rick Astley's third studio album, released on 12 March 1991 by RCA Records. It was his first album not to be produced by the noted production team of Stock Aitken Waterman. It gave Astley another hit single in the ballad "Cry for Help", which became a Top 10 in both the UK and US. Further singles "Move Right Out" and "Never Knew Love" were less successful. ''Free'' reached the UK Top 10 and the US Top 40 and marked the end of a successful four-year period for Astley. Track listing #"In the Name of Love" - 4:27 ( Michael McDonald) #"Cry for Help" - 4:54 (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) #"Move Right Out" - 3:50 (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) #"Be with You" - 4:07 (Rick Astley, Mark King) #"Really Got a Problem" - 4:15 (Rick Astley, Mark King) #"Is This Really Love"† - 3:26 (Rick Astley) #"This Must Be Heaven" - 4:42 (Nicky Brown, Jeffrey Cohen, Jon Lind) #" Never Knew Love" - 3:07 (Derek Bordeaux, John Paul) #"The Bottom Line" - 5:13 (Rick Astley) #"Some Kinda Love" (Japan bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks. The song's success, in the wake of the relative underperformance of the previous Temptations single, " Get Ready", resulted in Norman Whitfield replacing Smokey Robinson, producer of "Get Ready", as The Temptations' main producer. In 2004 it finished #94 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll thanks to its inclusion in '' The Big Chill'' soundtrack. Background Motown had a policy that the producer who had the biggest hits on a particular artist was assigned as the main producer for that artist, and was given preference when singles were selected for release by Motown's Quality Control department. By 1966, Motown artist, songwriter, and producer Smokey Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giving Up On Love
"Giving Up on Love'" is a song written and recorded by English singer Rick Astley. It was produced by Daize Washbourn with Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's second album, '' Hold Me in Your Arms''. The single peaked at number 38 in US ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...'' charts. Never released as a single in the UK, this North American-only single was issued just prior to Astley's US tour. Celebrating the announcement of the " Hold Me in Your Arms" remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4k as of 28 April 2023. To coincide with the music video to be upgraded to 4k and the 2023 remaster of " Hold Me in Your Arms", the single was also reissued as an EP on the same day as the 4k music video remaster. Versions #"Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Me In Your Arms (Rick Astley Song)
"Hold Me in Your Arms" is a song written and performed by Rick Astley. Released as a single in 1989, it reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1989. It was the third single from his album of the same name. In 2019, Astley recorded and released a 'Reimagined' version of the song for his album '' The Best of Me'', which features a new piano arrangement. Critical reception In an ironic review of 4 February 1989 the Phil Cheeseman, reviewer of British music newspaper ''Record Mirror'', chided the song for lack of class and recommended the singer take a break. Mick Mercer of ''Melody Maker'' expressed similar opinion on single. Julianne Regan of All About Eve also wasn't really impressed by "Hold Me in Your Arms" by saying "this song is exactly what you'd expect from him" in her capsule review for ''New Musical Express ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
